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OverviewThe book proposes a critical theory of the role and place of religion in public health and argues for a programmatic reorientation of these two fields of practice and inquiry to more effectively align religious health assets - widely present in many contexts - and public health services and facilities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: G. Gunderson , J. Cochrane , Gunderson , CochranePublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.315kg ISBN: 9780230341524ISBN 10: 0230341527 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 15 May 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsSeeing Differently: Changing the Paradigm of the Health of the Public The Health of the Public and the Religious Mind: Connections and Disconnections Religious Health Assets: What Religion Brings to Health of the Public Leading Causes of Life: Pathology in its Place Seeking Health: Persons, Bodies and Choices People who Congregate: Building on Strengths Boundary Leadership: Embodying Complexity in Turbulence The Challenge of Systems Religion and the Health of the Public: Deep AccountabilityReviewsAuthor InformationGARY GUNDERSON Senior Vice President for Health and Welfare Ministries for Methodist Healthcare and the Director for the Interfaith Health Program at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, USA. JIM COCHRANE Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, Co-Principal of the African Religious Health Assets Programme (ARHAP), and Director of the Research Institute on Christianity in Southern Africa (RICSA). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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